If you cast an instant spell before Kalamax becomes tapped, its first ability won't trigger when you cast your second
Yes, Dragon Commander decks are good for beginners, especially mono-color or two-color Dragon decks
The name itself is a fun little meta-joke as well as a pun on the cards ability, which lets it swap text boxes with another creature in play
Against a weenie deck, you can frequently get a 5 or 6 for one this way
This card came about because we asked ourselves "What would red's Ancestral Recall look like?" The interesting thing about allowing you to draw more cards with this ability is that it scales down slightly as you get more cards because the turn restriction limits how much mana you have available to cast the spells
It is one of the best answers to man lands in the control arsenal, it is THE hard counter to a Bloodbraid Elf